The Stranger

(FILM) On October 26, 1979, South Korea's dictatorial president was murdered at dinner by the head of the Korean CIA. Director Im Sang-soo starts with the facts and unwinds a tight, suspenseful movie about the hours immediately before and after the assassination. The violence is ugly and the characters are tragic, but the movie keeps one eye on the wickedly comic, from the director's constipation to a general who can't find any bullets in army headquarters. (Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 NE 50th St, 523-3935. 7 and 9 pm, $5–$7.50.) BRENDAN KILEY

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